I would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven't got the time to take the kids to the… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today. — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
I regret that I've been so busy with clinical work that I haven't been able to spend much time on experiments and… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
I would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven't got the time to take the kids to the… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
I think the future of psychotherapy and psychology is in the school system. We need to teach every child how to rarely… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
I think the future of psychotherapy and psychology is in the school system. We need to teach every child how to rarely… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
“Try to remember the last time you felt extremely angry. Recall what you focused upon and how you acted. Were you able… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
“REBT’s Insight No. 1 holds that you have both healthy and unhealthy emotions” — Albert Ellis Copy Share
So I'd better stop my whining and help myself cope better with even the worst Adversities. — Albert Ellis Copy Share
I'm one of the best-loved psychologists in the United States, but I'm also probably the most hated one. — Albert Ellis Copy Share
I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
I'm very happy. I like my work and I like the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse. — Albert Ellis Copy Share
“The concept of deservingness for one’s “sins” implies that certain acts are unquestionably under all conditions “sinful.” And this is impossible to prove.” — Albert Ellis Copy Share
I teach people to be flexible, scientific and logical in their thinking and therefore to be less prone to brainwashing by the therapist. — Albert Ellis Copy Share
For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency. If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
Thinking rationally is often different from "positive thinking," in that it is a realistic assessment of the situation, with a view towards rectifying the… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
